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  1. AndyTravis
    Well. studio booked for January. i haven’t given up. even though i nearly did
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    Came on a Gibson. I’ve gone back to the original because I’m a pedant. The bass was definitely louder acoustically with this on - and YES it makes setups and intonation drastically easier to improve. But I’m a Gimp. And there’s nowt I can do. All yours.
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    Came with my Ripper. It’s not “right” (neck hovers a bit in it) so Will basically use the £100 towards a super duper case of some format. These are £140/150 and out of stock everywhere… I have a very clean one. As new. Collection preferred. Manchester M27 Will only trade if you’ve a Gibson bag - I had one until February last year…irony 🙄 Currently has tape on it for identification in the shop I got the bass from…but can take off if needed. Other than that, very clean.
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    Had a sunburst one of the T-Birds, proper funk machine
  5. AndyTravis
    They’ve done some attempts…
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    David sold me some d’addario strings. Absolutely ace! Many thanks x
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    Vile. And the Godin a4/5 lookalikes are awful headstocks galore: The reason I’ve never owned one is the 4 aside 4+1 headstock, looks mental on an “acoustic”. 3+1 makes that even worse. oh well. more reasons not to buy a sire.
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    all is well…
  9. AndyTravis
    It does - a clear guard would look cool too… Anyhow - Bump. Had a few trade offers… Not really after anything, but open to ideas.
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    The stuff of nightmares since I saw this today…
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    Hello from sunny Salford 😉
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    There are a few lovely ones on ebay
  13. AndyTravis
    I’ve done a talk to various people called “how music saved my life” - it works a treat. It really stopped me from making some odd decisions when I was younger.
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    Back to rehearsing on the weekly… looking forward to Sunday. we’re set and have social media presence etc. 2 songs ready to record and release with about 4/5 to work a bit more on.
  15. AndyTravis
    Would love this but it’s too far 😔
  16. AndyTravis
    Just looks “better” - new strings in the post.
  17. AndyTravis
    @lee650
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    Happy Christmas to me… this is the best. The worst… I bought a Boss LMB-3 and it stayed in a box from the day it arrived until I sold it. I didn’t need it…just a pointless purchase. weirdly…I need something of that Ilk now.
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    Got some D’addario Half wounds on way - the current Rotos are cut too short for through body.
  20. AndyTravis
    Back to the factory bridge. Acoustically a bit quieter. But who plays these acoustically 🥴
  21. AndyTravis
    Yer, g’wan. Will shove these on the ripper when I go back to the through body stringing
  22. AndyTravis
    think the Grabber/G-3’a have something approaching BBOT
  23. AndyTravis
    1976 3 point is going back on I think
  24. AndyTravis
    They can be inordinately pricey if clean and tidy. There’s a blonde one on eBay with a neck repair for £950
  25. AndyTravis
    So in the mid 90’s my older brother used to put a VHS on called “Nirvana: Live Tonight Sold Out”. There was this Human shaped Spider guy on bass, about 19ft tall with 15ft long arms… He played these bloody handsome basses - and I obsessed about them, just staring at Adverts for used Gibson Basses. His sounds were really warm plummy and “boingy” - even with Fuzz/Overdrive sounds. Anyhow, the years came and went…I got into the dreaded Slapping and Tickling of basses, so the Gibson’s didn’t really seem to fit that ideal. Having recently joined an indie band, the time has come. With a huge helping hand from our very own @walshyand some selling and some inheritance… Here’s my new toy… 1970’s Gibson Ripper. And “that” sound is present. But also, shockingly…some funkier and Jazzier sounds are to be had. Going to experiment with the original 70’s bridge too. Its a decent weight - a shade over 9lbs. And while it’s evidently “old” - it’s by no means battered. It’s in lovely condition. I’m pretty smitten to be fair. ”never meet your heroes” - The old adage says… I say meet them! Natural next 😆
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